Debra Foran

Biographic Data

ID1162039
NAMEDebra Foran
GIVEN NAMESDebra
FAMILY NAMEForan
SIGNATUREFORAN D
AFFILIATIONSWilfrid Laurier University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS6
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Mesha’s Moab

    Andrew J Danielson, Debra Foran et al.ARTICLEBulletin of the American Society…2026

    Since the discovery of the Mesha Inscription, the kingdom of Moab has drawn widespread scholarly attention, with numerous surveys and excavations conducted over the past half century. Despite this research, significant questions remain regarding the origins of the kingdom, its structure, and the many settlements and sociopolitical groups that were integrated within the vision of Moab outlined by Mesha. This article presents the preliminary result…

  • Life on the margins

    Andrew J Danielson, Debra Foran et al.ARTICLELevant2025

    Recent archaeological research in western Jordan, and the (semi-)arid regions of the southern Levant more generally, have prompted wide-ranging inquiry regarding technologies, economic interconnections, settlement patterns and subsistence strategies during the 11th and 10th centuries BCE. For western Jordan in particular, recent proposals have focussed on questions related to the nature of socio-political organization, arguing for the presence of…

  • Archaeological excavations at Khirbat al-Mukhayyat (2017-2023)

    Debra Foran, Andrew Danielson et al.ARTICLELiber Annuus2025

    The 2017, 2019, and 2023 seasons of the Khirbat al-Mukhayyat Archaeological Project focused on the area south of the site’s acropolis (Fields A and B). Excavations succeeded in elucidating the defensive and domestic activities of Mukhayyat’s residents during the Iron Age and Hellenistic periods. A full stratigraphic sequence for Field B has been established, and the unique and uneven nature of the bedrock in Field A has been revealed. The results…

  • Old Data, New Ideas

    Debra Foran, Andrew J Danielson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Eastern Mediterranean…2024Cited by: 1References: 5

    In 2000–2001, the Tall Madaba Archaeological Project (TMAP) conducted an archaeological survey of the site of Khirbat al-Mukhayyat (Jordan) in anticipation of future excavation. Unfortunately, excavations were not immediately possible. With the formation of the Khirbat al-Mukhayyat Archaeological Project (KMAP) in 2012, collaborations with TMAP prioritized the analysis of this survey data. The central goal of the analysis was to create hypotheses…

  • Iron Age Nebo

    Andrew J Danielson, Andrew Danielson et al.ARTICLEPalestine Exploration Quarterly2020Cited by: 2References: 2

    Recent archaeological investigation at Khirbat al-Mukhayyat and nearby Rujm al-Mukhayyat in west-central Jordan have sought to determine the nature and date of Iron Age activity at these sites. Identified as the Nebo of biblical tradition and the Mesha Inscription, Khirbat al-Mukhayyat fulfilled a strategic role within the region. Positioned at the western edge of the Transjordanian plateau, the site holds a commanding view of the Jordan Valley a…

  • The monastic mosaic at Mount Nebo, Jordan

    Open AccessMargaret A Judd, L A Gregoricka et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2019Cited by: 3References: 33

  • Immersion is the new ritual

    Annlee Dolan, Annlee E Dolan et al.ARTICLELevant2016

    The 2014 season of excavation at Khirbat al-Mukhayyat, Jordan, unearthed a stepped ritual bath or miqveh dating to the Late Hellenistic Period. Though there are numerous wine presses that are found in the vicinity, the site itself does not have a substantial settlement during this period. Mukhayyat was likely an agricultural settlement with a limited population associated with the production of wine. This local wine production reflects an increas…